LIVE IT TODAY: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest
Your small offering becomes abundant in My hands.
LIVE IT TODAY: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, Priest
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GOD’S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
Your small offering becomes abundant in My hands.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | Matthew 15:29–37
At that time:
Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee,
went up on the mountain, and sat down there.
Great crowds came to him,
having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute,
and many others.
They placed them at his feet, and he cured them.
The crowds were amazed when they saw the mute speaking,
the deformed made whole,
the lame walking,
and the blind able to see,
and they glorified the God of Israel.
Jesus summoned his disciples and said,
“My heart is moved with pity for the crowd,
for they have been with me now for three days
and have nothing to eat.
I do not want to send them away hungry,
for fear they may collapse on the way.”
The disciples said to him,
“Where could we ever get enough bread in this deserted place
to satisfy such a crowd?”
Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?”
“Seven,” they replied, “and a few fish.”
He ordered the crowd to sit down on the ground.
Then he took the seven loaves and the fish,
gave thanks, broke the loaves,
and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.
They all ate and were satisfied.
They picked up the fragments left over–seven baskets full.
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
Jesus Multiplies What We Surrender
Matthew tells us that Jesus’ heart is moved with pity—the Greek word splanchnizomai, referring to a deep, visceral compassion, the kind that rises from the depths of one’s being. This is not distant sympathy. This is the love of God aching to provide, to heal, to feed, to restore. Families need this reminder: Jesus sees your hunger—spiritual, emotional, relational—and His heart is moved for you.
The disciples’ objection is painfully familiar: “Where could we ever get enough…?” It’s the cry of parents overwhelmed, spouses stretched thin, families unsure how to meet the needs before them. We often assume that Jesus asks for what we don’t have. But He asks only for what is already in our hands. “How many loaves do you have?” is not a question of quantity—it’s an invitation to surrender.
Here lies the Gospel paradox:
What we hold back remains small.
What we give to Jesus becomes abundance.
Grace multiplies only what is placed in His hands.
Today’s memorial of Saint Francis Xavier offers a powerful mirror. He brought the Gospel across continents with almost nothing—no vast resources, no strategic infrastructure, no guarantees. What he did have was a heart set on fire and a willingness to place his whole life in Jesus’ hands. The result? One of the greatest missionary movements in Church history. Seven loaves, multiplied across the world.
In our homes, the multiplication happens in quieter ways—patience multiplied in the face of exhaustion, forgiveness multiplied in the middle of conflict, hope multiplied in seasons of difficulty. The domestic church becomes a place of miracles when we bring Jesus our “few loaves”: the minutes we can offer, the kindness we can give, the prayer we manage in weakness.
Jesus wants to feed your home—your marriage, your children, your relationships—with more than enough grace. When we surrender what little we have, He satisfies every hunger. And there are always baskets left over, because divine generosity never stops at “just enough.”
Parents, surrender your loaves. Offer your limitations, fears, and smallness to Jesus. Pray over your spouse and children by name that the Holy Spirit multiply your love, silence the Enemy’s lies of insufficiency, strengthen each person where they are most weary, and fill your home with the abundance only Christ can give.
“God gives us the grace to collaborate in the salvation of others.” (CCC 2008)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
THE LOAVES YOU HOLD
What “little” in your life do you sense Jesus asking you to entrust to Him today?
HUNGER AND COMPASSION
Where do you most need Jesus to satisfy the hunger of your heart or your home?
THE MIRACLE OF SURRENDER
What step of trust would allow God to multiply grace in your family this week?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, share one area where you need Jesus to multiply what feels small or insufficient—strength, peace, patience, time, or hope.
Then take a moment to pray over each person by name, asking the Holy Spirit to multiply their gifts, meet their hunger, silence discouragement, and fill their hearts with confidence in Jesus’ abundance.
Daily Challenge: Offer one simple act of generous love today, trusting Jesus to multiply its impact far beyond your effort.
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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